UPDATE: Alpha Natural Resources Posts Q3 Loss

Alpha Natural Resources

posted a loss in the third quarter. Alpha Natural Resources posted a quarterly loss of $46.1 million, or $0.21 per share, versus a year-ago profit of $62.6 million, or $0.28 per share. Its adjusted loss came in at $0.16 per share. Its revenue fell to $1.63 billion from $2.3 billion. However, analysts were expecting a loss of $0.45 per share on revenue of $1.69 billion. Alpha Natural Resources shares closed at $8.86 yesterday.